Top 10 Head Cases on the PGA Tour

Golf is a game where the six inches between your ears matters more than the 500 yards between you and the hole. That is why the average golfer doesn't break 100. And that is why a good scratch golfer often becomes a choke artist in pressure.

Professionals seem to have most of their own issues figured out. However, there are always a few of those who are just out there, or somewhat insane. And that can be entertaining, or irritating to watch.

But who are the best of the best? Or the worst of the worst, in some scenarios.

Pat Perez

Pat Perez has a ton of talent, don't get me wrong. But he's just overall a head case. His attitude toward his game directly correlates to his lack of consistent success.

Not only does he beat himself up, he also is extremely rude to those around him.

On a personal anecdote, at the PGA Championship at Hazeltine, Perez sprayed a ball during a practice round and missed hitting my dad's head by about three inches. Wouldn't even look over, let alone apologize. He hit a great out, then buried his head in anger.

Sergio Garcia

By far one of my three favorite players on tour (Luke Donald and Tiger Woods the others. Pretty polarized personalities in that group).

Sergio Garcia is the most accomplished player on tour without a major, and unfortunately it may be that way for a while. Not forever, though.

Garcia wears his heart on his sleeve, much like Seve Ballesteros. He's a very emotional guy. However, at certain times, Sergio deviated from Seve into a much less classy attitude. The whole spitting in the cup incident, among other incidents.

This week just proved that Garcia is really still sitting on the edge of the cup, waiting to fall into the cup of success.

Tiger Woods

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This list wasn't in any particular order, but Tiger Woods certainly is at the top of it. He's a great head case, though. He has seven times as many majors as the other nine guys on this list (John Daly's two).

So moral of the story: not bad to be a head case all the time. Just most of it.

But what makes Woods a head case? The swing changes? The fallout? His demeanor? Expectations?

If I had to say what made him a head case, I would say it was every part of his being on the course, and sometimes off it as well.